The dangers posed by cuts to U.S. foreign aid

You’ve no doubt heard by now that Elon Musk has been tasked with slashing the federal budget. His symbolic weapon of choice: a very large chainsaw.  An early target: The…

Cuba’s president says country poses “no threat” to U.S. after report of island’s alleged military drones

Washington — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez insisted Cuba “poses no threat” to the United States and doesn’t have “aggressive plans or intentions against any country,” after Axios reported that…

Great white shark kills spearfishing diver in Australia: “Horrific event”

A shark fatally mauled a diver off an Australian tourist island on Saturday, police said, marking the country’s second fatal shark attack so far this year. The 38-year-old man had…

German police kill tiger believed to have escaped from “Tiger Queen” after it attacked man in enclosure

Police shot and killed an escaped tiger believed to be owned by a woman who describes herself as Germany’s “Tiger Queen” after it attacked a 72-year-old man in its enclosure,…

What to know about the Ebola outbreak in Congo and the Americans exposed to the virus

What to know about the Ebola outbreak in Congo and the Americans exposed to the virus – CBS News Watch CBS News At least six Americans were exposed to a…

Bodies of divers missing in Maldives have been found

The bodies of divers who went missing in the Maldives have been located, authorities said Monday. Over the weekend, a local military diver died in the search. Chris Livesay reports.…

2 Americans arrested in Japan for climbing into viral baby monkey Punch’s zoo enclosure

Two American nationals were arrested Sunday in Japan after one of them entered the monkey enclosure at a zoo where a baby macaque named Punch became a global internet sensation earlier…

Divers find bodies of 4 Italians in Maldives sea cave

Rome — Italy’s Foreign Ministry said Monday rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers who were believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll.…

Child among at least 10 people shot dead by gunmen in central Mexico

Mexican authorities on Sunday said at least 10 people were killed in an attack by gunmen in the town of Tehuitzingo in the east-central state of Puebla. The victims were…

Iran war “re-escalation risks,” new Trump threat drive up oil prices as diplomacy staggers on

World shares mostly retreated and oil prices jumped Monday after President Trump warned Tehran the “clock is ticking” for a peace deal. U.S. futures fell and markets in Japan and…